Mindaugas Kačinas
![]() Kačinas for South Carolina in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
No. 42 – Edmonton Stingers | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Power forward / small forward | ||||||||||||||
League | CEBL | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Klaipėda, Lithuania | June 30, 1993||||||||||||||
Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Word of Life Fire Traditional School (Wichita, Kansas) | ||||||||||||||
College | South Carolina (2012–2016) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2016: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Neptūnas Klaipėda | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Stelmet Zielona Góra | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Keflavík | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Palencia Baloncesto | ||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Río Breogán | ||||||||||||||
2022–2024 | San Pablo Burgos | ||||||||||||||
2024–present | Edmonton Stingers | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Mindaugas Kačinas (born June 30, 1993) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Edmonton Stingers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He plays at the power forward position.
Early career
[edit]Kačinas played for Word of Life Fire Traditional School in Wichita, Kansas under head coach Ryan Hujing, averaging 23.6 points and 12.1 rebounds in his senior season.[1]
College career
[edit]Kačinas played college basketball for South Carolina from 2012 to 2016, averaging 6.7 points in 132 games.
Professional career
[edit]After graduating from the South Carolina Gamecocks,[2] Kačinas signed a two-year deal with Neptūnas Klaipėda.[3]
In December 2018, Kačinas signed with Keflavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[4] In his debut, he had 20 points and 8 rebounds in a narrow loss against Njarðvík.[5]
In July 2019 Kačinas signed a one-year deal with Palencia Baloncesto of the second Spanish league. He averaged 8.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game on 54.9 percent shooting in 2019–20.[6]
On September 23, 2022, he signed with San Pablo Burgos of the LEB Oro.[7]
International career
[edit]Kačinas played in 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Lithuania men's national under-20 and was one of the team's leaders, averaging 9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.[8]
Personal
[edit]Mindaugas is the son of Ricardas Kačinas and Rita Kačinienė. He has a brother, Arvydas, and a sister, Reda. He supports the Miami Heat and is a fan of Kevin Durant. At South Carolina, he majored in hotel management.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mindaugas Kacinas". University of South Carolina Athletics. 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
- ^ "Laimonas Chatkevičius ir Mindaugas Kačinas baigė karjerą NCAA".
- ^ "Peržiūroje sublizgėjusiam iš NCAA atvykusiam lietuviui "Neptūnas" suteiks vietą starto penkete".
- ^ Davíð Eldur (21 December 2018). "Mindaugas og Mantas með Keflavík frá áramótum". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ Smári Jökull Jónsson (7 January 2019). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Keflavík - Njarðvík 85-88 - Elvar Már frábær þegar Njarðvík lagði nágrannana". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ Taylor, Collyn (April 5, 2020). "Gamecocks in the pros: basketball edition". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "Mindaugas Kačinas Refuerza La Plantilla Burgalesa". sanpabloburgos.com (in Spanish). September 23, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "Mindaugas Kacinas / U20 European Championship Men (2013) / FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
External links
[edit]- College statistics at Sports Reference
- Profile at realgm.com
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Basketball players from Klaipėda
- BC Neptūnas players
- CB Breogán players
- CB Miraflores players
- Edmonton Stingers players
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Lithuania
- Keflavík men's basketball players
- Liga ACB players
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Canada
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Iceland
- Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Lithuanian men's basketball players
- Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- Power forwards
- South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball players
- Summer World University Games medalists in basketball
- Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players
- Lithuanian basketball biography stubs